Assignment: Comparing Research Designs
Complete the construction of the table, Comparing Research Designs (attached), to evaluate, compare, and assess various research methodologies, designs, and techniques.
Refer to the Comparing Research Designs Scoring Guide to ensure you meet the grading criteria.
optional reading:
Christensen, L., Johnson, R., & Turner, L. (2014).Research methods, design, and analysis(12th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.
Creswell, J. (2012).Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches(3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Table 1 Comparing Research Designs
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Research Methods
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Research Designs
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Research Techniques
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Description of Technique
(in no more than 20 words)
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Example of Technique
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Pre-approved for Use in DBA Program?
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Quantitative
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Exploratory
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Experiment
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Quasi-Experiment
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Exploratory Data Analysis
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Causal-Predictive
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Descriptive
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Ex-Post Facto
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Measures of Central Tendency
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Explanatory
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Inferential Statistics
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Causal-Explanatory
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Table 2 Comparing Research Designs (continued from Page 1)
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Research Methods
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Research Designs
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Research Techniques
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Description of Technique
(in no more than 20 words)
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Example of the Technique
(in no more than 20 words)
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Pre-approved for Use in DBA Program?
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Qualitative
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Exploratory
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Ethnography
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Delphi Method
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Nominal Group Technique (NGT)
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Grounded Theory
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Descriptive
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Case Study
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Historical
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Phenomenological
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Critical Incident Technique
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Explanatory
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Case Study
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Ethnographic
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Critical Incident Technique
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